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Wednesday, 31 August 2016

My Waking Dream About A Graffiti Tag: Post #2

I have been doing some work on my house. One of the
contractors left his new trailer out in front, and it was defaced with a spray
painted, gang-like graffiti tag. It may be the first time something like this
happened in our neighborhood; it is really atypical for here. What’s more, of
the dozens of houses and potential “targets” on our street, this trailer was
the only item singled out. That makes this incident doubly important as a
waking dream.

Whose dream?

So whose dream was it? Was it the contractor’s dream since
it was his trailer? Was it the neighborhood’s dream since the event marked a
change in the way things are respected here? Or was it my dream since I
witnessed the aftermath, and I seem to be taking the whole incident very
seriously?

The answer is that the event occurred for the benefit of
anyone who was aware of it. Notice I used the word “benefit.” This vandalism
did not happen just for the sake of being destructive. When it is understood as a
metaphoricevent, it has a constructive and helpful message to deliver.

The
dream

I
live in a comfortable suburban neighborhood where kids ride their bikes and
play in the street, and where many people walk on a daily basis without feeling
threatened or uneasy. My house is approaching 50-years-old, and in the last
year it has needed work. At first I upgraded some of the systems inside—like
the heating, the insulation and some of the electrical. Now I have been working
on the outside, replacing the roof, redoing the siding and, finally, painting.
While the carpenters were replacing the siding, they parked a large trailer out
in front to store their tools and collect debris. The day before they finished,
we were all stunned to come out and see that, during the night, someone had
spray-painted a gang tag on the side of this trailer. This kind of graffiti
never happens in our neighborhood. What’s more, this trailer was the only
target. There are probably 50 or more houses on both sides along our quiet
street, and ours was the only residence “hit.”

Initial work on the symbols

After I got over my outrage and could
calm down enough to begin work on the symbols, I noticed two distinct themes
running through my dream. (As you read, think metaphorically.) The first theme
is all about the work being done on my house—both inwardly and outwardly. There
have been several interior systems improved to make it safer, more efficient
and more comfortable. Now, the outer shell is being upgraded to withstand the
buffets of weather, and to improve appearance.

The second theme is about gang
activity. Gangs, to me, represent the disenfranchised, angry members of
society. They act out in frustration and impotence, often in very destructive
ways.

That is an interesting juxtaposition
of themes! We’ll reassemble this dream on Friday and figure out what it was
trying to tell me.

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